2008–09 Blackpool F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 101st season (98th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their second consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They finished sixteenth.

Blackpool F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerSimon Grayson
(until 23 December 2008)
Tony Parkes
(from 23 December 2008)
StadiumBloomfield Road
Championship16th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Biggest win2–0
Biggest defeat1–4 / 0–3

D. J. Campbell, on loan from Leicester City, was the club's top scorer, with nine goals overall.[1]

Simon Grayson resigned as manager on 23 December, to become the new manager of Leeds United. His assistant, Tony Parkes, took over as caretaker manager (his seventh such appointment), until the end of the season.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Paul Rachubka
2 DF Danny Coid
3 DF Stephen Crainey
4 MF Keith Southern
5 DF Marlon Broomes
6 DF Ian Evatt
7 FW Roy O'Donovan (on loan from Sunderland)
8 MF Stephen McPhee
9 FW DJ Campbell (on loan from Leicester City)
10 MF Stuart Green
11 MF David Vaughan
12 FW Gary Taylor-Fletcher
13 GK Mark Halstead
14 MF David Fox
15 DF Alex Baptiste
16 MF Claus Bech Jørgensen[3]
17 MF Jermaine Wright
No. Position Player
18 MF Joe Martin
19 MF Wade Small (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
21 GK Matt Gilks
22 MF Graeme Owens (on loan from Middlesbrough)
24 DF Rob Edwards[4]
25 DF Shaun Barker
26 MF Charlie Adam (on loan from Rangers)
27 FW Ben Burgess[5]
28 MF Alan Mahon (on loan from Burnley)
39 MF Matty Kay
30 DF Ashton Bayliss
31 FW Danny Mitchley
33 FW Brett Ormerod
34 MF Francesco Carratta
35 FW Lee Hughes (on loan from Oldham Athletic)
37 MF Simon Walton (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
7 MF Adam Hammill (on loan from Liverpool)
19 FW Steve Kabba (on loan from Watford)
19 FW Krisztián Németh (on loan from Liverpool)
20 DF Mo Camara (on loan from Derby County)
20 MF Kyel Reid (on loan from West Ham United)
20 FW Nick Blackman (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
22 DF Zesh Rehman[6] (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
23 FW Daniel Nardiello[7] (on loan to Hartlepool United)
26 FW Sone Aluko (on loan from Birmingham City)
No. Position Player
26 MF Alan Gow (on loan from Rangers)
28 MF Michael D'Agostino (on loan to Hereford United)
28 MF Paul Marshall (on loan from Manchester City)
32 MF Ross Lloyd (to Burscough)
33 MF Dominic Merella (to Burscough)
34 MF Lee Hendrie (on loan from Sheffield United)
35 FW Liam Dickinson (on loan from Derby County)
36 GK Graham Stack (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
37 DF Ian Harte (on loan from Carlisle United)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 53 11 58
15 Crystal Palace 46 15 12 19 52 55 3 56[lower-alpha 1]
16 Blackpool 46 13 17 16 47 58 11 56
17 Coventry City 46 13 15 18 47 58 11 54
18 Derby County 46 14 12 20 55 67 12 54
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.[8]

Player statistics

Appearances

League

Players used: 28

FA Cup

Players used: 14

League Cup

Players used: 20

Goals

League

Total League goals scored: 59

FA Cup

Total FA Cup goals scored: 1

League Cup

Total League Cup goals scored: 5

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
10 July 2007Stephen CraineyLeeds UnitedFree
10 July 2007Gary Taylor-FletcherHuddersfield TownUnknown
1 August 2007Wes HoolahanLivingstonFree
5 September 2007Phil MarshManchester UnitedFree
6 October 2007Matt JacksonWatfordOne-month loan
9 November 2007Tony McMahonMiddlesbroughOne-month loan
20 November 2007Bartosz ŚlusarskiWest Bromwich AlbionLoan
11 January 2008Stephen McPheeHull CityUnknown
25 January 2008Paul GerrardSheffield UnitedLoan
31 January 2008Paul DickovManchester CityLoan
8 February 2008Stuart GreenCrystal PalaceFree
21 March 2008Grant HoltNottingham ForestLoan
27 March 2008Joe MartinTottenham HotspurLoan
31 January 2008Scott FlindersCrystal PalaceLoan
4 June 2008Marlon BroomesUnattachedFree
26 June 2008Matthew GilksMansfield TownFree
1 July 2008Alex BaptisteMansfield TownUndisclosed
3 July 2008Joe MartinTottenham HotspurFree
11 July 2008Jermaine WrightSouthamptonFree
11 July 2008Steve KabbaWatfordUndisclosed
18 July 2008Adam HammillLiverpoolLoan
31 July 2008Zesh RehmanQueens Park RangersLoan
31 July 2008Daniel NardielloQueens Park RangersPart-exchange
4 August 2008David VaughanReal Sociedad£200,000
6 August 2008Mohammed CamaraDerby CountyLoan
6 August 2008Robert EdwardsWolvesUndisclosed

Out

Date Player To Fee
18 July 2007Paul TierneyStockport CountyLoan
18 July 2007Simon WilesMacclesfield TownLoan
1 August 2007Michael D'AgostinoCheltenham TownLoan
10 August 2007Marcus BeanRotherham UnitedLoan
5 October 2007Rhys EvansBradford CityLoan
7 November 2007Phil DoughtyMacclesfield TownLoan
4 January 2008Adrian ForbesMillwallUnknown
7 January 2008Matt LawlorFarsley CelticLoan
18 January 2008Phil DoughtyAccrington StanleyLoan
22 January 2008Rhys EvansMillwallUnknown
25 January 2008Lewis EdgeNorthwich VictoriaLoan
31 January 2008Scott VernonColchester UnitedUnknown
7 May 2008Michael JacksonReleased
7 May 2008Kyle ClancyReleased
7 May 2008John HillsReleased
7 May 2008Paul TierneyReleased
7 May 2008Phil DoughtyReleased
7 May 2008Andy WelshReleased
7 May 2008Marcus BeanReleased
7 May 2008Michael FlynnReleased
7 May 2008Phil MarshReleased
7 May 2008Lewis EdgeReleased
7 May 2008Matt LawlorReleased
27 May 2008Keigan ParkerHuddersfield TownFree
26 June 2008Wes HoolahanNorwich City£250,000
28 July 2008Kaspars GorkšsQueens Park Rangers£250,000

Source

References

  1. "Blackpool F.C. player statistics at Soccerbase".
  2. "FootballSquads - Blackpool - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. Jørgensen was born in Holstebro, Denmark.
  4. Edwards was born in Madeley, England.
  5. Burgess was born in Buxton, England.
  6. Rehman was born in Birmingham, England.
  7. Nardiello was born in Coventry, England.
  8. "Crystal Palace have one point deduction for fielding ineligible Rui Fonte". The Guardian. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  9. Ever-present
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